Neurosurgeon debuts robotic-assisted cranial biopsy at Tennessee hospital

Robert Rice, MD, recently completed the first tumor biopsy with the ExcelsiusGPS Cranial Solutions at Bristol (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center.

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Globus Medical’s robotic navigation platform combines streamlined MRI preoperative planning with robotic-assisted alignment for cranial stereotactic procedures such as stereoelectroencephalography, deep brain stimulation, biopsies and shunts.

Dr. Rice was able to make a 3.2 millimeter burr hole instead of a 12 millimeter hole to insert a navigated biopsy needle to retrieve specimens from the tumor, Globus Medical said in an April 26 LinkedIn post.

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